Tag: fishery

Photo credit: Kaulo Salushando (Namibia) – Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows the catch of African catfish (commonly known in Namibia as sharp-toothed catfish), Clarias gariepinus. The shown specimens were caught from the Naute Dam. The Naute Dam which is the third largest dam in Namibia was built …

Credit: Elisabeth den Otter (Bozo and Somono fishermen of Mali) The inserted photos show some activities of a Somono migrant family in Mali. Typically, from October until January every year, Bozo/Somono migrants camp on the shore of the Niger river. Their stay coincides with the arrival of large shoals of ‘ntinenin’, a type …

Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This video was filmed in a retail shop located in Monterey, California (USA) where different fish species and crabs are sold. The Dungeness crab is the crab species shown in this video whether sold iced or displayed live. The Dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister (formerly: Cancer magister), is …

The date of the inserted picture goes back to June, 1949 and has the title: “Commercial seine net fishermen bringing their boat full of snook to market in Naples, Florida”. Photo credit: Courtesy of the State Archives of Florida – This photo was photographed in 1949. Review by: Abdel Rahman El …

Photo credit: Rory Felix Mamani (Bolivia) Review: Rory and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photo shows indigenous people from the Weenhayek population during the fishing of “sabalo” in Pilcomayo River using “cabbage nets”. In Bolivia, Sábalo is the common name of an Amazonian fish that enjoys …

Photo credit: World Fish Center Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Lift net is a relatively large framed bag or basket-shaped net with an opening facing upward to enable vertical fishing. Lift nets are submerged into the water to the desired depth, and once the targeted fish are above the …

Video credit: World Fish Center Review: World Fish Center and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This video was filmed in Tanzania. In Tanzania, illegal and destructive fishing practices threaten environmental sustainability and the livelihoods of small-scale fishers. The future of several communities reliant on fisheries depends on finding …

Photo credit: Gove Hambidge, 1955. The story of FAO. Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture which was published in 1955 shows a group of Thai women (and boys) while using the plunge baskets in capturing fish. Traditionally, plunge baskets are mainly a subsistence gear attracting the …

Photo credit: David Elliott (Mac Alister Elliott & Pts.) – UK Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Balhaf is an industrial port town that belongs to Shabwa of Yemen and located about 150 km from Al Mukalla, the capital of Hadhramaut. Balhaf’s marine exclusive zone is approximately 130 kilometers west of Mukalla …

Photo credit: Tim Huntington (UK – Poseidon) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The traditional fishing boats in Yemen are “houri” and “sambuks”. The inserted photo shows the construction of sambuks. Wooden vessels including sambuks are being built and repaired at private boatyards while cooperative workshops are used mainly for small …